The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is something I do well.
BONOThe less you know, the more you believe.
More Bono Quotes
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Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not. The church is going to have to become the conscience of the free market if it’s to have any meaning in this world – and stop being its apologist.
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Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it
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It’s annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren’t they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.
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Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We’re standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.
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Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
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It’s so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.
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It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.
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I’m a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I’ve been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness.
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The great music for so many artists – the Beatles, the Rolling Stones – was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray.
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God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
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You don’t become an ‘artist’ unless you’ve got something missing somewhere. Blaise Pascal called it a God-shaped hole.
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Music can change the world because it can change people.
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To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
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U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.
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You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It’s very real. It’s very strong.
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